PRINTER'S NO. 2212
No. 1678 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY JAMES, CALTAGIRONE, KIRKLAND, PETRONE, BLACKWELL,
CLYMER, CONKLIN, HENNESSEY, KORTZ, PARKER, SWANGER, THOMAS,
WILLIAMS AND YOUNGBLOOD, JULY 3, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JULY 3, 2007
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for electronic
3 recording of custodial interrogation.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
7 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
8 § 8704. Electronic recording of custodial interrogation.
9 (a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b),
10 whenever a person in custody is being interrogated, the
11 interrogation shall be electronically recorded, if feasible.
12 (b) Exception.--If the interrogation of the person in
13 custody is being conducted at a place of detention, the
14 interrogation must be electronically recorded.
15 (c) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
16 words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
17 subsection:
18 "Electronically recorded." Recording by video and audio
1 means.
2 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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